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SEOUL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – South Korea raised its disease alert to the highest level on Sunday after a surge in coronavirus infections and two more deaths, while China state media warned the outbreak there had yet to reach a turning point … Continue reading Korea raises alert to highest level as coronavirus cases jump
MILAN (Reuters) – The number of cases of coronavirus in Italy continued to rise on Sunday after the government passed a series of emergency measures to limit the spread of the outbreak in Europe’s most affected country. The governor of … Continue reading Italy coronavirus cases rise to more than 100: regional chief
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea raised its infectious disease alert level to its highest for the first time since 2009 on Sunday as confirmed coronavirus cases jumped to 602 and the death toll rose to five. More than half the … Continue reading South Korea raises disease alert to top level as virus cases soar
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday that the government will raise the country’s disease alert by one notch to the highest level in a bid to contain a surge in new cornavirus cases. New coronavirus … Continue reading South Korea to raise disease alert level to highest as coronavirus cases climb
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Britain February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit team has been ordered to come up with plans to “get around” the Northern … Continue reading PM Johnson’s Brexit team seeks to evade Irish Sea checks on goods – Sunday Times
DUBAI (Reuters) – Naval forces from the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Sunday foiled an “imminent terrorist” attack by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in the southern Red Sea, a major commercial shipping channel, the Saudi-led coalition said. The forces … Continue reading Saudi-led coalition says foiled Red Sea attack by Yemen’s Houthis
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s health minister has apologized after a woman who was allowed to leave a coronavirus-infected cruise ship docked near Tokyo tested positive for the virus. The woman in her 60s disembarked the Diamond Princess in Yokohama on … Continue reading Japan minister apologizes after woman who left virus-stricken ship tests positive
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s confirmed cases of coronavirus jumped by 123 to 556 and its death toll rose to four on Sunday, with a majority of cases linked to a church in the southeastern city of Daegu. More than … Continue reading South Korea’s virus cases soar, Israel refuses entry to Korean plane passengers
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported 123 new confirmed coronavirus cases and a fourth death from the virus, taking total infections to 556, the Korea Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday. More than half the … Continue reading South Korea reports 123 new coronavirus cases, fourth death
SHANGHAI/SEOUL (Reuters) – China reported another fall in new coronavirus infections outside of its epicenter on Sunday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new cases and fears of contagion increased … Continue reading China reports fewer coronavirus cases outside epicenter, cases surge in South Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s health minister apologized on Saturday after a woman who was allowed to leave a coronavirus-infected cruise ship docked near Tokyo tested positive for the virus. The woman in her 60s disembarked the Diamond Princess in Yokohama … Continue reading Japan minister apologizes after woman who leaves ship tests positive for virus
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Britain February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit team has been ordered to come up with plans to “get around” the Northern … Continue reading UK PM Johnson’s Brexit team seeks to evade Irish Sea checks on goods: Sunday Times
